Dried Fruit and Nut Wild Rice Dressing

Name: Dried Fruit and Nut Wild Rice Dressing
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; 2 cups, water; 1 , bay leaf; 2 cups, wild rice; 10 slices, hearty white sandwich bread, torn into pieces; 8 tablespoons (2 sticks), unsalted butter; 2 , onions, chopped fine; 3 , celery ribs, chopped fine; 4 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 1/2 teaspoons, dried sage; 1 1/2 teaspoons, dried thyme; 1 1/2 cups chopped, dried apricot, cranberries, or cherries; 1 1/2 cups chopped, toasted pecans; 1 1/2 cups, heavy cream; 2 , large eggs; 3/4 teaspoon, salt; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2010

We were tired of the same old stuffing. For Thanksgiving this year, we went a little wild.

SERVES10 to 12

TIME2¾ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

While testing liquid-to-rice ratios for our Dried Fruit and Nut Wild Rice Dressing, we discovered the amount of liquid that a given variety of wild rice absorbed varied dramatically. To compensate for this, we boiled the rice in extra liqui...

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